My Story...
My struggle with yeast manifested itself as an inability to lose weight on Dr. Atkin's low carb diet. the diet had worked for me before, but after I had a couple of babies it was losing its effectiveness. Even though my husband and a friend each lost 20 pounds over a few months, I struggled with water retention and my weight no matter how faithfully I adhered to the diet. After being on ThreeLac for about 8 weeks, I have lost 8 pounds .... Leanne
Consider this...
If you have ever taken...
oral antibacterial drugs (i.e. antibiotics)
oral acne medications
birth control pills or
corti-steroids (i.e. Prednisone)?
you probably have a candida concern!
The reason candida is a concern for some one losing weight has been explained to me in this fashion: Your liver is actually responsible for getting "rid" of fat. When someone is losing weight they are counting on their liver to metabolize the fat and eliminate it. When you have a candida overgrowth, the fungal yeast is continually putting toxins into your system. The liver is responsible for getting rid of these toxins, as well as metabolizing fat. When presented with the choice of eliminating toxins or metabolizing fat, the liver makes a wise choice and trys to eliminate the yeast toxins. However, if you have a candida overgrowth, there may be more toxins than the liver can handle, so in order to "ensure survival", the liver shuts down all fat metabolizing and concentrates on getting rid of the toxins. Thus, you can not lose weight regardless of what you do. The body will also try to protect itself by "diluting" the toxins and so retains water. If you suffer from an undue amount of water retention, it is possible that this is because your liver is becoming overwhelmed with the amount of toxin it must eliminate which is being produced by a fungal yeast overgrowth. You must get rid of the source of the toxins, the candida, before your liver will be able to metabolize fat once again.
I was so frustrated. For years I had been investing in the low carb life style; spending literally thousands of dollars a year in low carb bars, breads, pastas, meats, dairy products, vitamins, supplement, treats, lipolysis strips, etc, and none of them were doing me any good. I couldn't lose weight to save my soul. I wish I had known about candida a few years ago, at least then my money would have been well spent in getting rid of my systemic yeast issue, so I could then lose weight. I am on the road now. I started my low carb lifestyle at 168 pounds and a 33" waist, I was able to get to 148 pounds, 28" waist until I quit losing because of candida. After a 3 month therapeutic program on ThreeLac and OE+, I am now at 138 pounds, 24.5" waist with only 8 pounds to go to reach my goal!! I feel like I have been set free.
To ensure that candida will not get in the way of your weight loss program, purchase a can of ThreeLac to do a general cleanse and make sure that you clear up any fungal yeast in your digestive tract. This will ensure that candida does not sabatoge your weight loss efforts. You are putting a lot of time, energy and money into your low carb lifestyle and this insidious condition can cause you to waste months and months of money and effort (in my case an entire year). On a maintenance dose you may take 1 pack per day. The ThreeLac can contains 60 foil packets so this is a two month supply.
If you are struggling with water retention and have reached what seems to be an insurmountable plateau, you may have systemic yeast and the rest of this web site may be of much interest to you. In your case, you will need to take a therapeutic dosage of ThreeLac, as many as 5 packs a day for a period of 2 to 3 months to get your candida overgrowth under control. You will also want to incorporate the oxygen treatment that Dr. Atkins describes above, this is called Oxygen Elements Plus. This has been working for me. You will not be able to lose substantial amounts of weight unless you control your yeast overgrowth.
If inability to lose weight on a low carb diet is an indicator of a systemic yeast infection for you, can you afford to not take a look at these products? Bookmark this page so you can find me easily tomorrow and take the saliva test in the morning. If you test positive, these amazing products may help you eliminate the candida, solve your weight loss problem and avoid the problems that a systemic yeast infection may develop into! You deserve to know if candida is a concern for you!!
What does Dr. Atkins say...?
- A diet high in sugar and refined carbohydrates,
- Antibiotics (more than 20 weeks in a lifetime would make Candida overgrowth a probability.)
- The mercury in silver dental fillings,
- Birth control pills, Prednisone, and other steroids.
What could produce a metabolic slowdown hazardous to your weight loss program? What would require you to temporarily drop cheese, mushrooms, vinegar, and other fermented foods from your diet? The answer to both of these questions ia a one-cell fungus called yeast. Candida albicans, the culprit's medical name, is one of four hundred species of indigenous organisms residing in the human intestinal tract. In other words, Candida is a normal part of us, and, in healthy competition with our other intestinal flora, it serves us well. Candida, however, is an opportunistic organism and at the first sign of stress it has a tendency to spread inappropriately. When it does, you have a yeast overgrowth - and, very often, yeast sensitivity. The symptoms are extremely common (See Yeast Symptoms):
- (from Dr. R.C. Atkins, Dr. Atkins' New Diet Revolution, 2002, pg 331)
Contributing causes of Candidiasis are:
Dr. Atkins chooses Candida overgrowth therapies that attack the yeast itself, along with therapies that release nascent oxygen. “All forms of free oxygen are fungicidal.” -(Dr. R.C. Atkins, Dr. Atkins’ New Diet Revolution, 1992, pg.158)
All I really wanted to do was to get a handle on my weight loss, but I got a lot more... these are symptoms I had that have been cleared up by ThreeLac. I no longer suffer from any of these.
- water retention
- inability to lose weight
- sugar cravings
- bread cravings
- fatigue/lethargy
- feeling of being drained
- poor mental clarity
- poor memory
- numbness in extremities
- insomnia
- brittle nails
- joint pain
- bloating
- intestinal gas
- vaginal discharge
- vaginal odor
- night sweats
- cold hands/feet
- general chilliness
- irritability when hungry
- drowsiness
- inability to concentrate
- mood swings
- headaches
- easily bruising
- rashes
- itchy scalp
- mucus in stools
- rectal itching
- dry mouth
- nasal itching
- frequent urination
- spots in front of eyes
- blurred vision
- light sensitivity
- burning in eyes
- low body temperature
- low sex drive
- extreme sensitivity to odors
- acne
I had grown accustomed to the symptoms listed above and did not realize that they were attributable to fungal yeast. Continued weight loss is the icing on the cake compared to the increase in my quality of life in getting rid of these things for once and for all.
I have my life back!